How to walk to school blueprint for a neighborhood school renaissance /

• Main Author: Edelberg, Jacqueline, 1967-
• Other Authors: Kurland, Susan, 1945-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2009.
• Subjects: School improvement programs > Case studies. > Chicago > Illinois; Community and school > Case studies. > Chicago > Illinois; Schools > Case studies. > Chicago > Illinois; EDUCATION > Decision-Making & Problem Solving.; Community and school.; School improvement programs.; Schools.; Illinois > Chicago.; Electronic books.; Case studies.
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When two gutsy moms ventured inside Nettelhorst, their neighborhood's underutilized and struggling public elementary school, the new principal asked what it would take for them to enroll their children. Stunned by her candor, they returned the next day armed with an extensive wish list. The pri...

Table of Contents:

• Dream a future : identify opportunities
• Chemistry : capitalize on desire
• Support systems : contract services
• Academics : raise the bar
• Sell the dream : rebrand and reposition
• Fundraising : look beyond a climate of care
• The Nettelhorst blueprint.